An important volume in the -Tribology in Practice Series- (TIPS). Rolling Contacts presents a general introduction to the fundamentals of rolling friction with the emphasis on important engineering applications of rolling contacts.

Rolling Friction is an age-old engineering problem - with friction and wear related problems resulting in enormous costs to industry world-wide. Rolling Contacts presents the fundamentals of rolling contacts of all types, emphasizing important engineering applications - including rolling bearings, gears, road-tyre and rail-wheel interactions,...